April 27 @ 10:00 am Learner’s Shabbat with Rabbi Megdal Join Rabbi Megdal and a group of fellow adult learners who want to find more meaning and become more comfortable at services. We will “learn by doing,” as well as engage in informal, interactive, supportive, and open conversations. We will study the meaning of the prayers, practice Hebrew pronunciation, and gain familiarity with the core ...
April 27 @ 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm Support After Loss With a special invitation to those who have had a recent loss, we will gather for a brief teaching and discussion led by the clergy. Please join us at 12:30 ...
Featured Featured April 28 @ 10:30 am Conversation and Coffee on the Capital Crescent Trail Congregation Beth El 8215 Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda, MD, United States Join the Women of Beth El for a walk down the Capital Crescent Trail followed by socializing. We will have two groups (leisurely walkers and faster walkers), so everyone is welcome. Registration is appreciated so that we can contact you with any last minute updates.
Featured Featured May 2 @ 8:30 pm Hearing Men’s Voices Beth El men are invited to join us on Thursday, May 2, 8:30 pm via Zoom for Hearing Men's Voices. Jonathan Simon will lead a discussion on "How Did I Choose My Career?" Please RSVP using the form below.
Featured Featured May 3 @ 6:00 pm Event Series Family Shabbat Family Shabbat with BEPS and Nitzanim Congregation Beth El 8215 Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda, MD, United States Join Beth El Preschool and Nitzanim families for an interactive Shabbat service and song experience. Shabbat songs and prayers will be followed by dinner. This event is best for children under age 6, but siblings are always welcome.
Featured Featured May 4 @ 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm Being a Zionist in Progressive Spaces with Jody Rabhan Congregation Beth El 8215 Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda, MD, United States Join us for a conversation with Jody Rabhan, Chief Policy Officer for National Council of Jewish Women, in the next of our series of Shabbat discussions. As head of NCJW’s government relations and advocacy work, Jody helps lead the organization’s advocacy efforts in Washington and plays a key role in mobilizing effective grassroots work on the ...
Featured Featured May 5 @ 8:00 am - 12:30 pm “Give and Take” Beth El Spring Blood Drive Give Blood and Take Home a free Inova T-Shirt! - 50 Donors Needed! An Inova Bloodmobile will parked outside Beth El on Sunday, May 5, from 8:00 am - 12:30 pm. Free refreshments and free parking! Click here to sign up.
Featured Featured May 5 @ 10:00 am Daniel Mann Literary Luminaries Lecture Congregation Beth El 8215 Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda, MD, United States Hayley Finn, Artistic Director of Theater J, will deliver the annual Daniel Mann Literary Luminaries Lecture on Sunday May 5, at 10:00 am in the Zahler Social Hall (following the ...
Featured Featured May 5 @ 7:15 pm - 8:30 pm Holocaust Remembrance in Theater, Music, and Prayer Congregation Beth El 8215 Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda, MD, United States Please join us as we commemorate Yom HaShoah, mourning and remembering the approximately six million Jews who perished in the Holocaust. In this special commemoration, we will remember the lives ...
Featured Featured May 7 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm Event Series Women’s Study Session Women’s Study Session Join Beth El’s Women’s study group for a study session with Rabbi Avi Strausberg. May's topic is "Striving Toward Holiness." Please use the form below to RSVP.
Featured Featured May 7 @ 8:15 pm - 9:00 pm BERS Sorkin Trip Information Meeting Congregation Beth El 8215 Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda, MD, United States Please join us on Tuesday, May 7, at 8:15 pm in the Family Room to learn about the 2024 Sorkin Israel Trip. Since we had to cancel the December 2023 ...
Featured Featured May 9 @ 7:30 pm Beth El Night at the Jewish Film Festival Landmark Bethesda Row Cinema 7235 Woodmont Ave, Bethesda, MD, United States The Edlavitch DCJCC's JxJ: DC Jewish Film and Music Festival begins on May 9 and runs through May 19.This year, Beth El, in partnership with JxJ, has an exciting opportunity! ... $13
Featured Featured May 12 @ 12:00 pm - 1:15 pm Tzelem Congregation Beth El 8215 Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda, MD, United States Beth El is excited to continue to partner with Moving Traditions to bring the Tzelem group for LGBTQ+ teens. This group is geared for 7th-12th graders and is meant to ...
Featured Featured May 16 @ 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm Senior Caucus Lunch and A Movie Congregation Beth El 8215 Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda, MD, United States This month the Senior Caucus will be gathering to watch a movie about Leonard Berstein, Leonard Bernstein and the Israel Philharmonic. Leonard Bernstein was one of the most celebrated Jewish ...
Featured Featured May 16 @ 7:00 pm Annual Meeting Congregation Beth El 8215 Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda, MD, United States Join us for our annual congregational meeting at 7:00 pm. Light snacks will be served from 6:30 pm to 7:00 pm. Please make every effort to attend so we can ...
Featured Featured May 17 @ 6:00 pm Event Series Family Shabbat Family Shabbat with BEPS and Nitzanim Congregation Beth El 8215 Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda, MD, United States Join Beth El Preschool and Nitzanim families for an interactive Shabbat service and song experience. Shabbat songs and prayers will be followed by dinner. This event is best for children under age 6, but siblings are always welcome.
Featured Featured May 17 @ 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm Event Series Yedid Nefesh Friday Night Service Yedid Nefesh Friday Night Outdoor Service Congregation Beth El 8215 Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda, MD, United States Do you like to sing from your heart to bring in Shabbat? Join Rabbi Megdal for a Friday evening musical service that blends familiar melodies and traditional liturgy, woven together ...
May 18 @ 10:00 am Learner’s Shabbat with Rabbi Megdal Join Rabbi Megdal and a group of fellow adult learners who want to find more meaning and become more comfortable at services. We will “learn by doing,” as well as ...
Featured Featured May 18 @ 12:30 pm Building a Shared Future in Israel Congregation Beth El 8215 Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda, MD, United States Please join us on Saturday, May 18 when we are joined by three representatives from Hand in Hand: Centers for Jewish-Arab Education In Israel. They will share an inside look at how they are building inclusion, equality, and shared society between Arab and Jewish citizens of Israel through a growing network of integrated, bilingual schools ...
Featured Featured May 19 @ 11:00 am Book Chat: The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James McBride Congregation Beth El 8215 Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda, MD, United States Join us for an in-person discussion of The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James McBride, a big-hearted historical novel about a community of Jews, Blacks, and Italians in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, in the 1920s and 1930s. The characters have different views on many things, but they somehow unite in an effort to protect a young deaf ...
